One might be excused for having a different set of expectations with the title of McDead’s “Old Sparky.” It’s not a nostalgic punk song or pop ballad tribute to an old pet or car. It’s like an alternative soundtrack to Fantastic Voyage and the sound of fluid churning and flowing around you as the spectral synth stream distorts and stretches in tone counted out by a simple melodic arpeggio that shifts throughout the trip. It all sounds bright and shiny and enigmatic. It has that library music quality and thus the vintage science fiction film soundtrack comparison and thus out of step with normal time as it was obviously crafted using modern methods yet captures the aesthetic essence of a bygone era. Listen to “Old Sparky” on Spotify and follow McDead at the links below.
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